Aces deal: Reno city staff tight with ballpark owners

Clinger, Katzoffs in close touch during finance negotiations

10:12 AM,
Jan. 6, 2013

Reno Aces pitcher Bryan Henry throws against the Albuquerque Isotopes during their game on Saturday Aug. 11 at Aces Ballpark. RGJ file Reno Aces pitcher Bryan Henry throws against the Albuquerque Isotopes during their game played on Saturday night, August 11, 2012 in Reno, Nevada. Tom Smedes/Special to RGJ Reno Aces pitcher Bryan Henry throws against the Albuquerque Isotopes during their game played on Saturday night, August 11, 2012 in Reno, Nevada.

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Aces Ballpark developer Jerry Katzoff got on his BlackBerry on the morning of July 6 and sent Reno City Manager Andrew Clinger a pithy email.

The message included just a link to a Reno Gazette-Journal blog post that highlighted a sell-out crowd for the Reno Aces a couple of nights before. The deeper intent behind Katzoff's email wasn't lost on Clinger, who responded a few hours later.

"I do think it is important to keep baseball in Reno," Clinger wrote. "It will, however, be a challenge to convince four council members to use any city GF (general fund) money. We will keep working at it until we get it ...